Rare Disorders

By Jamell Andrews Anyone who has struggled with their weight can’t help but be in awe of contestants on NBC’s popular reality show, The Biggest Loser, where overweight contestants lose extreme amounts of weight in hopes of reclaiming their health…

Could being apathetic cause a person’s brain to shrink? A new study has found that having no enthusiasm about life or people is linked to having a smaller brain. Researchers in Iceland interviewed more than 4,300 adults who were mostly…

We’ve heard for years about studies done here in the United States, which found that drinking coffee is associated with decreased mortality — a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, accidents, and depression, among other things. A study published in…

Selenium is an essential trace mineral and it plays a fundamental part in our health. Mostly, it is found in the kidneys, liver, pancreas, spleen and the lymph nodes so a large range of bodily functions can be affected by…

TMJ (temporomandibular joint) is the general name that is given to disorders concerning jaw joints and jaw movement. More specifically, TMJ disorders are related to the hinge joint that connects the lower jaw to the skull.

Gastroparesis is a rather intimidating sounding name for a condition known as delayed gastric emptying. This is a disorder that causes the stomach to take too much time emptying its contents into the small intestine, and it occurs when the…